2:01 AM,
Jun. 15, 2010

King

Written by

ROBERT MOORE
RobertMoore@coloradoan.com

An Iowa congressman's fundraiser for Republican congressional candidate Cory Gardner was canceled Monday after the congressman suggested that President Barack Obama favored blacks over whites.

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, has a history of controversial statements that endear him to the GOP base but draw criticism from Democrats and occasionally fellow Repub-licans. The latest controversy came Monday when he appeared on G. Gordon Liddy's nationally syndicated radio talk show.

"It looks like (Attorney General) Eric Holder said that white people in America are cowards when it comes to ...